German jobless below 6 percent as employment remains strong

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s unemployment rate has dipped below 6 percent as the labor market in Europe’s largest economy strengthens further in what is an election year.

The Federal Labor Agency said Wednesday that the unemployment rate in April fell to 5.8 percent from 6 percent the previous month, with about 94,000 fewer people registered as jobless. In figures adjusted for seasonal variations the rate was also 5.8 percent, unchanged from the previous month.